WESTERLY, RI – A woman died Thursday afternoon when her car crashed into another vehicle on a roadway in Westerly, reports WPRI 12.
Police say the incident happened just after 1 p.m. near the intersection of Post Road and Old Post Road.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a pickup truck pulled in front of the victim’s car, at which point the vehicles collided on Post Road.
The victim died after transport to a local hospital. Authorities have not yet identified her.
Medics transported the driver of the pickup truck to the hospital with non-critical injuries.
A full investigation of the incident is underway.
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